After a couple crazy months, I was determined to find some time to play along with the Dirty Dozen/Alumni challenge this month. I’ve been wanting to create an inspiration journal for a while and this was a great push to just do it. The challenge also have a couple other parts…it had to be inspired by a photo layout in a magazine and could NOT use any form of markers. Being the multi-tasker that I am…the only way to keep up with this busy life! ;)….I also combined it with a Backgrounder Blitz challenge at Cornish Heritage Farms. Today’s Backgrounder challenge is partial stamping and I used my Lined Paper and French Script Backgrounders on this journal, inking only parts of the backgrounders so that they fade in and out. You may actually have a hard time finding them…the French Script backgrounder really blends in well with the patterned paper.
Want to check out the other Dirty Dozen designs? Click here.
Want to play along with today’s Backgrounder Blitz partial stamping challenge? Click here. đŸ™‚
Create Beauty Journal
The inspiration part of the challenge comes in the form of the color combo and flowers on the table in the photograph. I just love that cool blue, caramel and white color scheme with touches of warm coral colors. I found this new Webster’s Pages paper in my new bag of goodies I picked up last 
weekend and went to work. The journal is a chipboard album from 7 Gypsies. After adhering my patterned paper, I went to work making the paper my own by stamping it with some Rummage Bin stamps. The distressed frames from the new Photo Op set were stamped on opposite corners to add interest to the edges. If you look close you’ll also spy some “coffee cup stains” from the Ledger Me set.
The main sentiment panel is a mix of stamps and sets. The Do the Best you can, in the Time you are given stamp is something I’m always trying to remember. I don’t have unlimited time and have to try to get what I can done and not worry about the rest.
Wishing you a beautiful day! I’ll be back to edit in the supply list shortly!
Julia
Supply List;
-lined paper backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
-French Script Backgrounder
-distress frames, bracket, scallops from Photo Op (The Rummage Bin line)
-clock and sentiment from Time to Stamp (the Rummage Bin line)
-Journal, coffee stain, this belongs to all from Ledger Me stamp set (the Rummage Bin line)
-flower from Silhouette Blooms 1 (Kim Hughes line)
Ink:
-Antique Linen Distress Ink by Ranger
-Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger
-Burnt Umber Hybrid ink by Stewart Superior
-Mountain Rose, Cloudy Blue & Cranberry ADirondack ink by Ranger
Cardstock:
Natural smooth by Prism
patterned paper by Webster”s Pages
Accessories:
-journal from 7 Gypsies
-eyelet from We R Memory Keepers
-flower by Prima
-create tag by Making Memories
